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question of the day: Do you have seasonal movies that are an annual ritual (other than Christmas movies)?

Tue, Jul 10, 2012
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I like The Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween, and 1776 is brilliant for Independence Day. I’d particuarly love to hear about obscure or little-celebrated holidays that you have movie rituals for.

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London photo of the day: secret phone box

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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In case you need to make a secret phone call.

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how to reboot The Dark Knight: don’t (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Ice Age: Continental Drift (review)

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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It’s movies like this one that make me despair. Because it is going to make a bazillion bucks at the box office around the world, and there’s absolute nothing here that warrants such success.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: how to have a Gallifreyan wedding

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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At her recent wedding, ElsaWolf carried a bouquet created from a River Song sonic screwdriver and pages from Sherlock Holmes stories, and she wore a TARDIS-and-Rassilon garter…

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Beasts of the Southern Wild (trailer)

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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“A storm’s coming… Y’all better learn how to survive.” Is this a metaphor for the state of the whole world right at this moment?

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question of the day: Can movie culture survive the death of so many cinemas?

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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Should we worry? How will movie culture be changed when all that’s left are shopping-mall multiplexes? How will movie culture be different when almost everyone watches movies exclusively at home… and are we already there?

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London photo of the day: the work of a very literal tile layer

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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The tiled walls at King’s Cross tube station (Victoria line).

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if Game of Thrones was a Nintendo game (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Jul 09, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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London photo of the day: evening clouds

Sun, Jul 08, 2012
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The sky over London last night was full of puffy clouds…

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